Anna Maria Quaini or
Mina Mazzini OMRI (born 25 March 1940), known as
Mina, is one of the most successful Italian singers of all time. She was a staple of Italian television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s, known for her three-octave
vocal range, the agility of her
soprano voice, and her image as an
emancipated woman.